Vinyl pressings
by Patsy Gallant · 1976
Are You Ready For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
LAT1017-A-3 2A SNBVariant 1, Side 1 run-out area
LAT-1017-B 1A SNBVariant 1, Side 2 run-out area
LAT-1017-A2 RW 5/5/EVariant 2, Side 1
LAT-1017-B FH 27/4/EVariant 2, Side 2
LAT1017-A-3 2A SNBSide A run-out area
LAT-1017-B3 1A SNBSide B run-out area
YAX 5321-1 O G HARRY 2Runout side A
YAX 5322-1 T GRunout side B
YAX.5321Label side A
YAX.5322Label side B
YAX.5321
YAX.5322
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Attic LAT 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Attic LAT 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Attic LAT 1017LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | Canada | Attic LAT 1017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | EMI 14C 062-99293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Scandinavia | EMI 6C 062-99293First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Attic STAR 1022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Attic STAR 1022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | EMI-Odeon, S.A. 10 C 062-099.293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMC 3194 / EMI 0C 062–99 293First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | EMI EMC 3194 / EMI 0C 062–99 293First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1977 | France | EMI 2C 068-99293LP | LP |
| 1978 | Uruguay | EMI SLPE 500.707LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Are You Ready For Love are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1976 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in Canada, UK, Australia, Greece and more. One of them is Attic LAT 1017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LAT 1017, EMC 3194, 14C 062-99293, 6C 062-99293) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LAT1017-A-3 2A SNB and LAT-1017-B 1A SNB. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
